Republic of Hungary everyone has the right to work and to freely choose his job and profession.
(2) Everyone has the right to equal compensation for equal work, without any discrimin
ation whatsoever.
(3) All persons who work have the right to an income that corresponds to the amount and quality of work they carry out.
(4) Everyone has the right to leisure time,
to free time and to regular paid vacation.
Article 70/C. Edit
(1) Everyone has the right to establish or join organizations together with others with the objective of protecting his
economic or social interests.
(2) The right to strike may be exercised within the framework of the law regulating such right.
(3) A majority of two-thirds of the votes of the
Members of Parliament present is required to pass the law on the right to strike.
Article 70/D. Edit
(1) Everyone living in the territory of the Republic of Hungary has the right to
the highest possible level of physical and mental health.
(2) The Republic of Hungary shall implement this right through institutions of labor safety and health care, through the
organization of medical care and the opportunities for regular physical activity, as well as through the protection of the urban and natural environment.
Article 70/E. Edit
(1)
Citizens of the Republic of Hungary have the right to social security; they are entitled to the support required to live in old age, and in the case of sickness, disability, being
widowed or oiphaned and in the case of unemployment through no fault of their own.
(2) The Republic of Hungary shall implement the right to social support through the social security
system and the system of social institutions.
Article 70/F. Edit
(1) The Republic of Hungary guarantees the right of education to its citizens.
(2) The Republic of Hungary shall
implement this right through the dissemination and general access to culture, free compulsory primary schooling, through secondary and higher education available to all persons on the
basis of their ability, and furthermore through financial support for students.
Article 70/G. Edit
(1) The Republic of Hungary shall respect and support the freedom of scientific and
artistic expression, the freedom to learn and to teach.
(2) Only scientists are entitled to decide in questions of scientific truth and to determine the scientific value of research.
Article 70/H. Edit
(1) All citizens of the Republic of Hungary have the obligation to defend their country.
(2) During a state of emergency, or if Parliament has so decided in a
state of preventive defense emergency by a majority of two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament present, all men of legal age and of Hungarian citizenship who reside in
the territory of the Republic of Hungary may be conscripted according to the provisions of law. Any person who seeks exemption from military service on religious grounds shall be
enlisted to perform civil service.
(3) Hungarian citizens of legal age who reside in the territory of the Republic of Hungary may be compelled by law to participate in civil
protection and, in a state of emergency, military work obligation.
(4) Natural and legal persons and unincorporated organizations may be compelled to perform economic and material
services.
(5) A majority of two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass the law on the obligation to complete military service.
Article
70/I. Edit
(1) All natural persons, legal persons and unincorporated organizations have the obligation to contribute to public revenues on the basis of their income and wealth.
(2)
In respect of any remuneration received from public funds, or from bodies entrusted to manage state assets and state property, including bodies under majority state ownership or
control, tax liabilities may be introduced on the strength of law, beginning from the fifth tax year preceding the given tax year, for a sum less than the amount of the remuneration
in question.
Article 70/J. Edit
In the Republic of Hungary parents and guardians have the obligation to ensure the education of their young children.
Article 70/K. Edit
Claims
arising from infringement on fundamental rights, and objections to the decisions of public authorities regarding the fulfillment of duties may be brought before a court of law.
Chapt
er XIII. The Basic Principles of Elections Edit
Article 71. Edit
(1) Members of Parliament, Members of the European Parliament, local government representatives, mayors and the mayor
of the capital are elected by direct, secret ballot by voting citizens, based on their universal and equal right to vote.
(2) The members of the local government representative
bodies of counties shall elect the president of the representative body by direct, secret ballot. The president must be a Hungarian citizen.
(3) Separate laws shall establish
provisions for the election of Members of Parliament, Members of the European Parliament and members of representative bodies of local governments and mayors. A two-thirds majority
vote of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass such laws.
(4) A separate law shall establish provisions for the election of representatives of minority self-government
s. A two-thirds majority vote of the Members of Parliament present is required to pass such laws.
Articles 72-73. Edit
[Repealed]
Chapter XIV. The Capital and National Symbols of the
Republic of Hungary Edit
Article 74. Edit
The Capital of the Republic of Hungary is Budapest.
Article 75. Edit
The national anthem of the Republic of Hungary is the poem „Himnusz"
by Ferenc Kölcsey, set to the music of Ferenc Erkel.
Article 76. Edit
(1) The National Flag of the Republic of Hungary is a tricolor consisting of horizontal red, white and green
bands of even width.
Flag of Hungary.svg
(2) The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Hungary is a vertically divided shield with a rounded base coming to a point. The left field
contains eight horizontal bars of red and silver. The right field has a background of red and depicts a base of three green hills with a golden crown resting on the center hill and a
silver patriarchal cross issuing from the middle of the crown. The Holy Crown of St. Stephen rests on the top of the shield.
Coat of arms of Hungary.svg
(3) A majority of
two-thirds of the votes of the Members of Parliament is required to pass the law on the Coat of Arms and National Flag of the Republic of Hungary and the use thereof.
Chapter XV.
Final Provisions Edit
Article 77. Edit
(1) This Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic of Hungary.
(2) This Constitution and laws and statutes established in accordance with
this Constitution are equally binding for everybody of the country.
(3) [Repealed]
Article 78. Edit
(1) The Constitution of the Republic of Hungary shall enter into effect on the
day of its promulgation; the Government shall ensure its implementation.
(2) The Government shall propose the Bills necessary to implement this Constitution to the Paliament.
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